Sleeve in 2017 to revision Gastric Bypass Aug 2023 - Update

Hi All!

I can't believe how fast time has gone! I will be going to my 6 mth check up tomorrow 2/20/24. Everything is a lot better! As of today I am 173lbs, I'll update my ticker it's still at 183. I am able to eat more varieties that I cook at home. Can't tolerate beef to well but I was never a big red meat person. I am still on the fence with salads/raw vegs though I can tolerate raw onions and tomatoes.

I CANNOT eat take out! Purchased chinese for my son as he was going back to college... tried a little and was bringing it back up the rest of the night! If I eat out it has to be at a place that actually cooks food like salmon, veggies, no added anything. Food prepared at home is MUCH beter because you know what's in it.

I am not doing too well with my multi because I purchased capsules that I open to put in my protein smoothies (Unjury Vanilla) which I don't take every day anymore. I just purchase the multi-vitamin patch from the bariatric store, I'll update you on that later

My food is mostly a diet consistency of pescatarian due to the low cal/high protein and the ease of my system digesting the food. I would occassionally eat chicken as well (ground, poached breast etc), turkey hardly ever because the meat is not as soft as chicken. My veggies are fine steamed, some legumes & beans (occasional), as far as grains or potatoes etc I try to not do carbs at all or keep them at a bare minimum (jasmine or basati brown rice) with an occasional meal...I've really gotten into sweet potatoes as I didn't eat them a lot before.

Swelling is gone, skin is good, and I can visually see the difference in pounds and inches loss especially from a side view lol.

I still have work to do (vitamins, eat more, move more) and I am working on it.

BTW!!!! I am back in the health & wellness field as I start my new position next week. I took a pause last summer. Now as I am on my health journey I'll be helping my patients with weight loss and adopting healthier lifestyles.

My goal is to lose 13 more lbs and as you all know after running so long and you can see the finish line in sight....your legs get weary and that last sprint is the hardest.

It is good to move from "morbidly obese", to "obese", to now "overweight"...do you guys feel the same?

Let me know how you all are doing!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm just over a month post-op from VSG to RNY revision and feeling kinda lost.

Do you track calories and/or macros? If so, what are your daily goals?

Is your pouch normal-sized for a bypass, or did your surgeon leave it larger like mine did? How much food per meal are you eating at this point?

On 2/21/2024 at 12:18 PM, lauraellen80 said:

@lauraellen80

Sorry for the late response things have been busyyyyyy.

I don't count macros nor calories (per say)... you are doing great according to your tracker! The revision weight loss goes a little slower, for me it was 2 months after when I lost a lot of my regain covid weight of which I lost 25lbs of the 38.

I find with my patients who did not have bariatric surgery this is true when they are closer to their goal weight it goes slower. Rule of thumb...slow and stready wins the race which means lower muscle mass loss. "Average" 2lbs per week is great!

Even though I don't track calories, I don't eat foods high in calories per serving and I don't eat food with added nor high sugar and I limit carbs and no high fructose corn syrup. My diet has been mainly pescatarian as my body breaks down seafood much easier than other proteins. I also don't get sick/ dumping syndrome. Seafood is high in protein and low in cals but you have to balance it out with a variety as to not expose yourself to too much mercury.

My surgeon did not touch my pouch she did however create a longer tube from my pouch to intestines which has helped I believe.

I am staying about 900-1100 cals per day eating 70-80 grams of protein which I do track. Protein for me is more important than tracking cals but everyone is different. I eat about 2-3 cooked meals per day. If I do my smoothie then I will do 2 meals and a protein snack...it just depends on my day and work schedule.

Yesterday for lunch I packed green beans and a piece of grilled chicken breast...within mins it didn't want to stay down...I had Red Argentinia grilled shrimp with green beans today and my system was a happy camper....no issues... so every "body" is different we have to listen and comply.

I feel you can achieve your goals...don't worry about time....how much or how little time it will take to get X amount of pounds off...focus on being in tuned with your body. I found the less my body has to work to digest certain foods the lighter I feel.

I am always here to help you and anyone with a game plan just send me a DM. You got this!

Best ❤️

On 2/21/2024 at 12:18 PM, lauraellen80 said: